Method and Apparatus Including Use of Metalloporphyrins for Subsequent Optimization of Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy

a radiotherapy and metalloporphyrin technology, applied in the field of cancer screening and cancer treatment, can solve the problems of inability to repeat interventional procedures to treat neoplastic tissue, and inability to effectively treat many types of diseased tissue, so as to reduce the size of tumors, enhance the ability to provide radiosurgical beams, and eliminate the exposure of healthy tissue
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US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
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ADAIR
Publication Date
2007-02-22
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Abstract

An apparatus and method for subsequent optimization of radiosurgery and radiotherapy is provided. The invention includes administering a metalloporphyrin to the patient, and then creating a 3-dimensional mapping of tissue through use of PET or SPECT. Malignant and pre-malignant tissue has an affinity for the metalloporphyrin. During treatment, real-time images are also provided which are compared to the previous 3-dimensional mapping. Creation of the real-time images is also achieved through PET or SPECT wherein a metalloporphyrin is administered to the patient. Total administration of radiation is calculated by summing radiation from the inetalloporphyrins and from the radiosurgery / radiotherapy. The amount of radiation delivered by the metalloporphyrins and by the radiosurgery / radiotherapy are adjustable based on a patient's response to the dual delivery.
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[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of co-application Ser. No. 10 / 176,558, filed on Jun. 21, 2002, entitled “METHOD OF CANCER SCREENING PRIMARILY UTILIZING NON-INVASIVE CELL COLLECTION, FLUORESCENCE DETECTION TECHNIQUES, AND RADIO TRACING DETECTION TECHNIQUES”, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein.FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] This invention relates to cancer screening and cancer treatment, and more particularly, to the use of metalloporphyrins for subsequent optimization of radiosurgery and / or radiotherapy. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0003] There are a number of prior art methods and apparatuses which are used in the detection and treatment of cancer. Fluorescent markers have been used to help identify cancerous tissue within a patient. Radio tracers or markers have also been used in the detection and treatment of cancer.

[0004] U.S. Pat. No. 5,391,547 discloses a method of using porphyrins to dete...

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